The Drummer Chords

by Red Hot Chili Peppers
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Studio version. These are the chords that the keyboard plays.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Am
Capo: no capo
Author theloveschaack [pro] 254. Last edit on Oct 26, 2022
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Chords

Am
Dm
C
E
F
G
D
A
E/G#
F#m
Fm
Cm
G#
D#
A#
A/G#
C#m

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Great song. This one was tricky because all the parts are in different keys.
The verse is A minor, the chorus is A major, and the bridge is C minor (I think).
 
These are the chords that the synth plays
 
[Intro]
Am  Dm  C   E
Am  F   G   Am
Dm  Am  C   G
F   C   Dm  Am
 
[Verse 1]
Am         Dm   C   E
Stay awake
Am         F    G   Am
Fall asleep
Dm             Am
Take a look at what you think
    C               G
And what you really need to keep
F    C       Dm   Am
My atoms are indivisible
 
[Verse 2]
Am         Dm   C   E
Shut it up
Am         F    G   Am
Run it down
Dm                 Am
Live a life that's underground
  C                  G
A heated love that's not allowed
  F               E
A Dum Dum Club is inadmissible
 
[Chorus]
D                       E
Let's make a wish as we enter the lift
           A          E/G#     F#m
'Cause the system's a relative bore
    D                      E
The drummer is leaning without any meaning
   A           E/G#       F#m
Outside of the Club Troubadour
D                      E
I don't know you and I don't know what's true anymore
 
[Instrumental]
Am  Dm  C   E
Am  F   G   Am
Dm  Am  C   G
F       E
 
[Verse]
Am           Dm   C   E
Walk it back
Am           F    G   Am
Get the knack
Dm          Am          C           G
Information to unpack a guitar in a gunny sack
F               E
My best move is in the criminal
 
[Chorus]
D                       E
Let's make a wish as we enter the lift
           A          E/G#     F#m
'Cause the system's a relative bore
    D                      E
The drummer is leaning without any meaning
   A           E/G#       F#m
Outside of the Club Troubadour
D                      E
I don't know you and I don't know what's true anymore
 
[Bridge]
Fm    Cm   G             G#
Let's move like the Chapatula do
D#                           F
I'd be down to wallow in New Orleans
Fm  Cm      G              G#
See-through sunrise on the Waterloo
D#                                  F
Slits are rather fancy when they're forming
G#  A#
I   do
 
[Instrumental]
Am  Dm  C   E
Am  F   G   Am
Dm  Am  C   G
F       E
 
[Verse]
Am          Dm   C   E
Better days
Am          F    G   Am
On the way
Dm             Am            C              G
Flowing like a manta ray the Dodgers made a double play
F                  E
My dance moves are sub subliminal
 
[Chorus]
D                       E
Let's make a wish as we enter the lift
           A          E/G#     F#m
'Cause the system's a relative bore
    D                      E
The drummer is leaning without any meaning
   A           E/G#       F#m
Outside of the Club Troubadour
D                      E                         A     A/G#
I don't know you and I don't know what's true anymore, oh
 
[Outro]
F#m          C#m
Listen to my one request
Dm                                               A
I don't know you and I don't know what's true anymore
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